The COVID 19 pandemic has affected all walks of life; as a result over 100 million children are away from school. The mass university closure and a forced transition to online teaching are to minimize disruptions to the academic year. Many inexperienced online teachers are expected to find the rapid shift from in-person to online teaching hard, and it is a "great experiment" that has to be studied. The study looked into the motivations of Maldivian instructors who were compelled to shift to remote online teaching as a result of the COVID-19. Teachers' self-efficacy refers to their capacity to handle responsibilities and problems in the workplace, and it has an impact on academic achievement. During the COVID-19 epidemic, this study intended to offer an in-depth investigation of the influence of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation on self-efficacy in teachers. The author is attempting to adopt more effective strategies to improve teachers' professional identity and job satisfaction in order to increase the efficacy of teachers, ensure the effectiveness of online teaching, and maintain sustainable development during the epidemic by collecting data from Maldivian schools.

COVID-19, Motivation, Online Teaching, Maldives