The qualitative merit of education and learning has never been measured more by the quality assurance of its outcomes than it is today – in the age of online learning, testing and certifications. While the phenomenon of examination malpractice is not new, the mass transmission of professional examinations to the online platform has placed a huge challenge in front of educators and administrators of devising new techniques to protect the integrity of exams.

The turn of the decade has seen increased activity in the offering and adoption of Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) and online professional certifications. However, where technology works to simplify and automate processes, it also creates new trials. With the increased reliability on technology for test-delivery, there is a high-level of experimentation being conducted to maintain test credibility as well.

Among the many methods, proctoring, where a monitor oversees a candidate appearing for the test, has worked well in containing cheating at test centers. However, for online exams and distance-learning programs where the candidate may physically be in another location, or remote testing where candidates may be allowed to take an exam from home, the challenges are often magnified. How does one identify a cheat when they're not even in the same test room?