Introduction: Learning is the foundation of social economy development. Along with the development of the Internet and information technologies, the ways of sharing knowledge have changed. Online learning is a revolution that is currently emerging (Zhang, 2003, p201). According to the 2013 IBIS report, the e-learning market size is estimated at $90.9 billion and is expected to grow by 23% over the next five years (IBIS, 2014). E-learning refers to any type of learning situation in which educational content is delivered electronically via the Internet, when and where people need it (Zhang, 2003, p201). Many authors have confirmed that E-Learning has advantages. It meets the needs of people today (authors' names). Online learning makes time and place flexible (). (Explain) Online learning also saves users time and money. () (explain) Many claims about online learning stem from a fundamental belief that traditional face-to-face teaching is inherently inefficient and that savings can be made (Bates, 1997; Twigg, 2003). Aside from all the benefits of online learning learning, there are some issues that need to be considered, such as how to improve student engagement and retention in an online learning environment. In 2013, there is……. Students enrolled in an online course in higher education in Australia, but only …….. students complete the course they registered for. (prove) It is very important to discover the factors that impact student engagement in online learning, in order to help system and course designers create a better environment for students. Many factors influence student engagement. Many theories have been proposed to explain the impact on student engagement in online learning. The literatures cover a wide range of theories in this field of E-Learning. This literature is found in the middle of paper...... tainting goal-oriented action. (Dennis, Bunkowski, Eskey, 2007) This is one of the main factors that influence student engagement. In addition to individual variables, student motivation is influenced by situational variables that include course design, teaching approach, and to a large extent, instructor behavior (Dennis, Bunkowski, Eskey, 2007). There are internal and external factors that motivate students to engage in the online course. Vansteenkiste, Simons, Lens, Soenens, Matos, and Lacante (2004) showed that students with intrinsic motivation processed reading material more deeply, earned higher grades, and demonstrated more persistence. than students with extrinsic motivation. Knowles and Kerkman (2007) demonstrated that learners with intrinsic motivation generally have an internal desire to learn more about a particular topic.