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Open-book Exams: Do they hurt or help?

I do a lot of experimenting in my 2000-level educational psychology course because I teach it every semester and it is a medium-sized course. Here are some examples: I’ve compared using writing assignments vs. lecture only for covering behaviorism (not my favorite learning theory). No surprise here... Writing about the relevancy of behaviorism helps students understand the concepts.  Using case studies with and without quizzes compared to lecture only. This was interesting because case studies did not help students better understand the concepts in educational psychology, even with the added extrinsic motivator of a quiz.  Various ways to conduct in-class exam reviews, including collaborative study guides, crossword making, Kahoot games made by me, Kahoot games made by students, no review, Q & A style review session. I am still collecting data on this so I am not sure yet which review is most effective. I want to try all the varieties of each unit so if will take me ...