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Research suggests that students are equally likely to cheat online as they are in person.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/articles/2014/06/17/think-twice-before-cheating-in-online-courses|title=Think Twice Before Cheating in Online Courses|website=US News and World Report|access-date=2017-10-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/do-online-students-cheat-more-on-tests/|title=Do Online Students Cheat More on Tests?|website=Faculty Focus|access-date=2017-10-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/views/2017/02/06/robert-ubell-online-cheating-and-what-colleges-can-do-about-it|title=Online Cheating|website=Inside Higher Ed|access-date=2017-10-15}}</ref> However, one study found that nearly three-quarters of college students hold the perception that cheating online is easier than cheating in person.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/spring131/watson131.html|title=Cheating in the Digital Age: Do Students Cheat More in Online Courses?|website=University of West Georgia|access-date=2017-10-16}}</ref> In 2016, USA Today reported on research by Examity which suggests that 6% of students violate rules for proctored online exams.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/20160415/281530815190023|title=Cheating on Finals|website=USA Today|access-date=2017-10-11}}</ref>
 
Some [https://www.examroom.ai online proctoring providers] give colleges and universities access to anonymized, aggregated data on proctoring and cheating rates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edtechmagazine.com/higher/article/2017/07/universities-use-analytics-authentication-prevent-cheating-online-courses|title=Universities Use Analytics, Authentication to Prevent Cheating in Online Courses|website=EdTech: Focus on Higher Education|access-date=2017-10-18}}</ref> These analytics tools allow institutions to measure their violation rates against other schools, as well as to track incidents by time of year and type of course, among other metrics.
 
==See also==