Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Assertion (A):MOOCs on the SWAYAM portal can be used for earning up to 50 percent credits per semester by students.

Reason (R):All MOOCs on the SWAYAM portal are credit-based MOOCs.

ABoth A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

BBoth A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A

CA is correct but R is not correct ✓ Correct

DA is not correct but R is correct

Correct answer: (C) A is correct but R is not correct

Explanation

MOOCs on the SWAYAM portal can be taken by students to earn a share of their semester credits toward their programme.

Approved SWAYAM courses allow credit transfer to the learner's parent institution.

The reason is not correct because not all MOOCs on SWAYAM are credit-based courses.

Many SWAYAM courses are offered purely for learning without any credit attached.

Since the claim that every SWAYAM MOOC carries credit is wrong, the reason fails.

SWAYAM was launched by the Government of India to host free online courses from school to postgraduate level.

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