Even if his tuition is paid by his aunt, your husband can claim his education expenses and get the education credit.
The IRS says:
Expenses paid by others. Someone other than you, your spouse, or your dependent (such as a relative or former spouse) may make a payment directly to an eligible educational institution to pay for an eligible student's qualified education expenses. In this case, the student is treated as receiving the payment from the other person and, in turn, paying the institution. If you claim the student as a dependent on your tax return, you are considered to have paid the expenses.
Please see page 20 of this IRS publication.
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