*A Review of Digital Learning and ESL Online Classroom Experience in Higher Education DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.107998*

Nonmaleficence, the prevention of harm to participants in a given study, is identified by Punch [22] as a core expectation of any primary research technique. In this study, harm was mitigated by ensuring anonymity of the participants throughout the survey completion process, a condition which Babbie [23] argues will not only limit exposure and threat to survey-takers but will encourage more open, honest responses from the sample population. Prior to completing the survey, all participants were provided with a standard query letter that outlined the conditions of the study including their at-will participation and anonymity and the purpose of the research (e.g. academic only) [24]. The results were analysed using structured, quantitative techniques to reduce the potential for subjective interference, and the participants were encouraged to refrain from including any revealing information in the open-ended segments to maintain analytical consistency and comparability.
