Is this a scam? Laureate Online Education & University of Liverpool MSc programmes

They have become partners with an American provider for their online distance learning Masters.
The degree is accredited by Liverpool so in theory it should be to a high standard but essentially Liverpool is just a vehicle through which Laureate sell their courses. It is all about sales and volume. In the past some good universities have accredited other degrees from external parties and lived to regret it as they have bad headlines in the press. (courses have passed everyone cos they needed the money etc)
You may get some support from Liverpool student services as part of the deal, or you may not bit it is worth checking.
Personally I would look online and see if you can take the same qualification elsewhere. One that provides good online support or where you have telephone support from your tutor.
I would also suggest that you look at how easy it is to get accepted? If they only give your degree certificate a cursory glance and will take you with a third or without a personal statement then I would be suspicious.

This is in reply to one of the course leaders who posted but I see that post has now been deleted.
This was my reply (you never know, it might be useful)
I did recently show some interest in one of your courses so I will tell you of my experience.
I would have preferred to go for an open day but instead your system forces people to go to an online form to get further information about the course. This form has required fields so you have to give your email and a contact phone number.
Within an hour or so of submitting the form I was contacted by phone despite ticking the box which said I would prefer to have email contact. I explained to your “Consultant” that I did not take phone calls at work but I still got the hard sell. I then did get an email and having looked at the course, decided it was not suitable. Despite my earlier discussion to ask for no calls to my mobile phone I was then rung on a number of occasions and left “urgent messages” on my voicemail to get in touch. I also receive emails. I responded to these by declining your course. (I already have a deferred place on another MSc)
I don’t think it helps much when the number phoning me is an international one and the “Consultant” speaks in an American accent and is frankly just there to push a sale. He had no interest in whether the course would suit me or not. I personally get very put off when pursued by sales people. Others may respond differently.
I was also shocked by the cost. The minimum fee for an MSc via your online system is about £12,000 and that was only if I paid up front. Don’t forget this is online; there is no physical teaching going on.
If I chose to pay by instalments it would cost even more, roughly £14,000.
There is also a note at the bottom of the fees sheet that points out that “Use of physical facilities at the University of Liverpool” is not included.
I take that to mean no support from any of the student services or from say the Careers Service. This is something that would normally be offered as standard alongside a DL programme or physical part time study at a UK university.
Just to note my deferred MSc will cost me less than £5,000 and I get all the support I need as part of the deal.

I worked for a university that was bought out by a major online "diploma factory" who sound very similar, they were all about the sell, and once they'd got your money there was little to no after care. As a prof it was utterly frustrating as we had too many students to teach, told to teach them less hours which saved money, and it was all sell-sell-sell. A proper university (possible Liverpool's real side as opposed to the virtual) would advise you on a proper course. I think universities do this in order to make money, and it's such a shame. The company who took us over were in the States, and we had ridiculous meetings about how to sell courses, and very few meetings on how to teach them, except for meetings where they'd suddenly announce massive changes as if we could just completely change a syllabus at the drop of a hat. Oh and we also had students accepted who spoke hardly any English, making classes online a nightmare.