MOOs create a new type of community. They allow users from all over the world to converge in communities of interest. They open up a new world different from the traditional association by location, by changing the association of people to that of similar interest or topic. MOOs are pioneering communities in the changing format of the world today.

Important ideas to the development of the information age are portrayed through MOOs. MOOs are forums that teach etiquette and development of computer ethics. Through MOOs, many users learn manners and respect that shapes the online world. The development of future societies may very well be based on the ethics that are considered now. The future of the information age and perhaps the world is developing through small online communities that are creating the base for future computer ethics.

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