Organized by the Open University of Hong Kong, the 2021 International Conference on Open and Innovative Education (ICOIE 2021) will be held virtually in July this year. It aims to:

• provide a platform for sharing quality research, effective practices and well-formulated views relevant to open and innovative education;
• facilitate networking and cross-institutional collaboration among researchers and educators in fields of educational innovation and/or openness; and
• promote open and innovative education to enhance educational quality and achievements.

This year, the conference will cover five keynote sessions by renowned experts, and a forum delivered by senior management of open universities.

Papers on topics on open or innovative education are welcome for presentation. Accepted full papers will be included in the conference proceedings (with an ISBN). Selected papers will be recommended for consideration to special issues of three renowned journals or to an edited book.

Further details are available in the conference website at http://icoie2021.ouhk.edu.hk/.