The MongoDB Go Driver is an official driver that allows developers to connect to a MongoDB database using the Go programming language. It has been released as a General Availability (GA) version and is now considered feature complete. The tutorial covers how to install the driver, connect to a MongoDB deployment, use BSON objects in Go, and perform CRUD operations such as insert, update, find, and delete documents. The tutorial also emphasizes the importance of connection pooling and closing the connection once no longer required.