Distant and online education has been around since long before the pandemic forced every teacher to consider this form of delivering education. Therefore, we can draw upon existing evidence to determine what works and what doesn't, from long before 2020. In the hectic of the pandemic, less informed choices led to very different experiences with online education of both teachers and students. During this presentation we will move from MOOCs to SPOCs (Small Private Online Courses). We will delve into scalability and focus on deep learning, and social presence as ways to make online education a rich experience. Forms of providing feedback in an online environment will be discussed, including different actors in feedback, and the learnings from both receiving and providing feedback. From feedback, we will naturally move towards assessment. We will discuss assessment for learning, assessment of learning and assessment as learning in the context of online education. Also here, students’ new best friend ChatGPT will be included in our discussion on online education and online assessment.