First Solution. (By Tiankai Liu) Let
f(k)=(n+1−k)!(n+k)!
for integers 0≤k≤n+1. Note that
f(k)+f(k+1)=(n+1−k)!(n+k)!+(n−k)!(n+k+1)!=(n+1−k+n+k+1)(n−k)!(n+k)!=2(n+1)(n−k)!(n+k)!.
Therefore,
k=0∑n(−1)k(n−k)!(n+k)!=2(n+1)1k=0∑n(−1)k[f(k)+f(k+1)]=2(n+1)f(0)+(−1)nf(n+1)=2(n+1)(n+1)!n!+(−1)n0!(2n+1)!=2(n!)2+2(n+1)(−1)n(2n+1)!.
Second Solution. (by Gabriel Carroll) Let
f(x)=k=0∑∞k!xkandg(x)=f(x)f(−x).
Note that
f′(x)=k=0∑∞(k+1)!(k+1)xk=k=0∑∞(k+2)!xk−k=0∑∞(k+1)!xk=x2f(x)−x−1−xf(x)−1=x2f(x)(1−x)−1
and
g′(x)=f(−x)f′(x)−f(x)f′(−x)=x2f(−x)f(x)(1−x)−f(−x)−x2f(x)f(−x)(1+x)−f(x)=x2f(x)−f(−x)−x2g(x).
Denote by [xk]h(x) the coefficient of xk in a power series h(x). We have
[x2n]g(x)=2n1[x2n−1]g′(x)=2n1[x2n−1](x2f(x)−f(−x)−x2g(x))=2n[x2n+1](f(x)−f(−x))−n[x2n]g(x).
It follows that
[x2n]g(x)(1+n1)=2n2(2n+1)!,
or
[x2n]g(x)=n+1(2n+1)!.(1)
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On the other hand,
g(x)=f(x)f(−x)=k=0∑∞k!xkk=0∑∞(−1)kk!xk=n=0∑∞(k=0∑n(−1)n−kk!(n−k)!)xn.
It follows that
[x2n]g(x)=k=0∑2n(−1)2n−kk!(2n−k)!=k=0∑2n(−1)kk!(2n−k)!=2k=0∑n(−1)kk!(2n−k)!−(−1)nn!2=2m=0∑n(−1)n−m(n−m)!(n+m)!−(−1)nn!2.
The last step can be seen easily by taking m=n−k. Thus,
[x2n]g(x)=2k=0∑n(−1)n−k(n−k)!(n+k)!−(−1)nn!2,
or
(−1)n[x2n]g(x)+n!2=2k=0∑n(−1)−k(n−k)!(n+k)!(2)
Combining (1) and (2) yields
k=0∑n(−1)k(n−k)!(n+k)!=2(−1)n[x2n]g(x)+(n!)2=2(n+1)(−1)n(2n+1)!+2(n!)2.