Participants' open-ended responses provided insight into the strain distance learning places on motivation and related factors. The digital interface eliminates opportunities for typical student-teacher and student-student interactions, making in-class participation and motivation to participate more scarce. Additionally, distance learning makes the idea of student accountability more challenging, and this accountability is oftentimes a strong motivational factor for students. Finally, the more impersonal nature of teacher feedback also plays a role in decreased motivation in distance learning.