First off, I don't claim to be a professional or anything. This is just a step-by-step guide explaining how I get most of my credits. I find that it works out pretty well.
I can get about 28,000 credits in the space of roughly 2 hours.
Step 1-Go to (http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/Career/haloreach/Challenges) and sign in if you're not already signed in.
-Scroll down to where it says "CREATE A CHALLENGE"
-Create the following two challenges.1Name challenge: Whatever you want to call it to help you remember what it is. It doesn't really matter.
Challenge type: Matchmaking Firefight.
Goal: Kills.
Target: 800.
Set time limit (hours): 3 (lowest you can go).
2Name challenge: Whatever you want to call it to help you remember what it is. It doesn't really matter.
Challenge type: Matchmaking Firefight.
Goal: Medals.
Target: 800.
Set time limit (hours): 3 (lowest you can go).
Step 2-After creating your challenges, sign in to halo and go to the Cooperative playlist and pick Score Attack.
-You'll want to wait until you find a game of "Gruntpocalypse", preferably on Corvette or Outpost. I've found that they're easier.
-When the game starts, pick the loadout with the jetpack.
-Whenever you're setting up your crosshair and getting ready to shoot a grunt, activate your jetpack quickly.
-This will cause you to get a medal for a headshot and a medal for killing an enemy while you're jetpacking.
-Using this method, you can get almost 250 medals per game and anywhere between 110-120 kills per game.
-Here's a video showing what you should be doing if there's any confusion: http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileDetails.aspx?fid=26504711&player=IAmLuke21393Step 3-After about 3 or 4 games, your medals challenge should be completed, so you'll want to create another one.
-This one should have a slightly lower goal, like 600 medals, assuming you want to finish both challenges at about the same time.
-Here's an example of what my challenges screen looks like: 
-Red line indicates the first two challenges I created. Yellow line indicates the last one to finish it off.I hope someone finds this helpful. I've been getting tons of credits from this. I've almost got enough for inclement weather.