Abstract: Described systems and techniques utilize pre-configured cloud workspaces, obtained from cloud providers and configured by/for instructors, that may be deployed to learners with all necessary software and other features included therewith, and that are managed on behalf of the learners and instructors by a hands-on, online learning platform provider. The online learning platform provider may provide many different types of learning content, and may enable a corresponding variety of types of hands-on learning experiences to a large number of learners, and may evaluate such hands-on learning experiences in an accurate, automated, and timely fashion.