An alternative to virtualization (which is already covered in other answer) would be to use a Windows runtime environment emulation such as [Wine][1].

[PlayOnMac][2], the Mac version of PlayOnLinux, is a graphical frontend for Wine and provides [configuration templates to run the windows version of Internet Explorer][3].


  [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_(software)
  [2]: https://www.playonmac.com/en/
  [3]: https://www.playonmac.com/en/app-531-Internet_Explorer_8.html