This article provides a comprehensive overview of the academic integrity of distancestudent at higher education institutions in the United States. The advancement oftechnology challenges university practices in the prevention of online academicmisconducts such as financial aid fraud and online cheating. The author reviewed relatedresearch literature, governmental publications, regulatory and compliance information,and the state-of-art of new technologies that may address such concerns. Authenticationand proctoring service providers within eighteen higher education institutions wereinterviewed to capture up-to-date practices. This article concludes the importance ofpositive academic culture even if new technological solutions are in place to deal with thesemisconducts. Finally, insightful suggestions are provided for colleges in Taiwan that areoffering MOOCs.