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S. K. Mangal and Uma Mangal’s Essentials of Educational Technology, published by Phi Learning Private Ltd., is a comprehensive book for teacher trainees, teacher educators, education technology and resource personnel, school and college administrators and in-service teachers. It caters to the necessities of students of several Indian universities. A large number of examples, tables and figures are included to explain various concepts better. This book also serves as an extensive guide for students of B.Ed., M.Ed., B.A. and M.A. Education courses. The book consists of thirty four chapters, covering topics like Psychological Basis for the Use of Hardware and Software Technologies, Hardware and Software Instructional Aids, Concept of Teaching and Learning, Task and Theories of Teaching, Action Research, Microteaching, Teacher Evaluation, Systems Approach, Cybernetics, Models of Teaching, Lesson Planning, Team Teaching, Virtual Classrooms and e-Learning and Distance Education among others. About Phi Learning Private Ltd. Phi Learning Private Ltd. was founded in the year 1963 and has been one of the leading publishing houses of textbooks and academic books in India ever since. They have been publishing books in the areas of study of Engineering, Sciences, and Management, Computer Science, Social Sciences and Humanities among many other subjects. Their books are widely read and used not only by students but also teachers and professionals in various fields. They develop and publish books by choosing the most elite academicians from various backgrounds as authors, including the IITs and IIMs and other famous educational institutions. Some of the books published by Phi Learning Private Ltd. are Object-Oriented Programming, Veterinary and Animal Science, Internet Security and Acceleration, Human Resource Information and Metallurgy and Materials Engineering.